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Raising The StandardFri, 16 Feb 2018 03:52:31 +0000en-UShourly153055602Positioned by Prophecyhttp://mudiwa.org/positioned-by-prophecy/
http://mudiwa.org/positioned-by-prophecy/#respondWed, 20 Dec 2017 16:00:36 +0000http://mudiwa.org/?p=2819Understanding the words of the Prophet Jeremiah positioned Daniel to receive understanding and the meaning of the vision! I pray that you will be positioned to receive much more in your life because of true prophecy! Positioned by Prophecy Jeremiah 29:10‭-‬14 (NKJV) For thus says the Lord : After seventy years are completed at Babylon, […]

]]>Understanding the words of the Prophet Jeremiah positioned Daniel to receive understanding and the meaning of the vision! I pray that you will be positioned to receive much more in your life because of true prophecy! Positioned by Prophecy

Jeremiah 29:10‭-‬14 (NKJV) For thus says the Lord : After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord , thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord , and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord , and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.

Daniel 9: 2 (AMP) “2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books the number of years which, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the desolations [which had been] pronounced on Jerusalem would end; and it was seventy years.”

This is what Daniel read, and understood

The condition associated with the prophecy

Timing – when had God set a time

What needed to be done at the appointed time

The promise attached to doing what needed to be done

About Daniel

He sought to understand the words of the Prophet Jeremiah

He had to believe the words of the Prophet Jeremiah were from God

He had to believe that Jeremiah was a true prophet

He had to have faith in what God had promised to do

He had to believe in the power of prayer

What Daniel did not do

He did not call for a prayer summit or conference

He did not call the press, but he went into a place of prayer

He did not consult with other men as to what needed to be done

Finally

There are hidden keys in the prayer of Daniel that add many dimensions to the Prophecy of Jeremiah

Daniel 9:20 (AMP) “While I was still speaking and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God in behalf of the holy mountain of my God,”

Daniel 9: 21 (AMP) “while I was still speaking in prayer and [d]extremely exhausted, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me about the time of the evening sacrifice.”

If Judah had hearkened to the prophet Jeremiah and repented there would have been a release of angels to help.

God would have given them understanding

Apart from the few things I have stated above – This is one major thing that stands out – Jeremiah was speaking of far more than the Babylonian Captivity.

You will find this detailed in Daniel 9:24 – 27.

Understanding the words of the Prophet Jeremiah, getting into a place of prayer and fasting, and repentance – gave Daniel access to another level of understanding – God sent Gabriel

Daniel 9: 22 – 23 (AMP) “22 He instructed me and he talked with me and said, “O Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and wisdom and understanding. 23 At the beginning of your supplications, the command [to give you an answer] was issued, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly regarded and greatly beloved. Therefore consider the message and begin to understand the [meaning of the] vision.”

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http://mudiwa.org/the-word-of-the-lord-to-jeremiah-the-prophet/#respondTue, 19 Dec 2017 12:31:10 +0000http://mudiwa.org/?p=2813Studying about the life of the Prophet Jeremiah will give you a better understanding of the profundity of the following verses! EZRA 1:1 (AMP) “Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia [that is, the first year he ruled Babylon], in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of […]

]]>Studying about the life of the Prophet Jeremiah will give you a better understanding of the profundity of the following verses!

EZRA 1:1 (AMP) “Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia [that is, the first year he ruled Babylon], in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah [the prophet], the Lord stirred up (put in motion) the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:

DANIEL 9:2 (AMP) “in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books the number of years which, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the desolations [which had been] pronounced on Jerusalem would end; and it was seventy years.”

Matthew 2: 17 – 18 (KJV) “17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.”

Here is a bit of information about some of the opposition he faced:

kings and princes, (Governmental systems/ rulers)
the political class did not like him because he was opposing the presented strategy of forming alliances with Egypt. they trusted in chariots and horses. They were forsaking God

Religious systems

Priests and False Prophets –

He includes the priests and expounders of the law, pastors, and prophets, in his scathing words

Furthermore here is what the Book of Jeremiah and his prayer says

Jeremiah 18: 18 – 23 (NKJV) “18 Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.” 19 Give heed to me, O Lord, And listen to the voice of those who contend with me! 20 Shall evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my life. Remember that I stood before You To speak good for them, To turn away Your wrath from them. 21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, And pour out their blood By the force of the sword; Let their wives become widows And bereaved of their children. Let their men be put to death, Their young men be slain By the sword in battle. 22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, When You bring a troop suddenly upon them; For they have dug a pit to take me, And hidden snares for my feet. 23 Yet, Lord, You know all their counsel Which is against me, to slay me. Provide no atonement for their iniquity, Nor blot out their sin from Your sight; But let them be overthrown before You. Deal thus with them In the time of Your anger.”

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http://mudiwa.org/fire-shut-up-in-my-bones/#respondSat, 16 Dec 2017 11:32:25 +0000http://mudiwa.org/?p=2808He was persecuted for preaching but he could not stop preaching - declaring not his own opinion, but making known what God had revealed to him.

If you read about Jeremiah’s life you will have a clearer understanding of these two verses

Jeremiah 1:9 (KJV) “Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.”

and

Jeremiah 20: 9 (KJV) “Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay”

WHAT A POETIC IMAGE!!!

He was persecuted for preaching but he could not stop preaching – declaring not his own opinion, but making known what God had revealed to him.

Imagine, the pressure from the word inside him was greater than the pressure from the outside. Jeremiah had to preach. No matter how unpopular his message was, he could not stop preaching.

He knew he would not receive an offering, but he would not be silenced either way. He was not going to preach a message that pleased those who were hearing. He was not going to follow the prevailing human engineered narratives!

]]>http://mudiwa.org/fire-shut-up-in-my-bones/feed/02808Was the Prophet Jeremiah a failure?http://mudiwa.org/prophet-jeremiah-failure/
http://mudiwa.org/prophet-jeremiah-failure/#respondMon, 11 Dec 2017 21:43:36 +0000http://mudiwa.org/?p=2792What if the prophet does not perform any miracles - will he still be a prophet. In our eyes will he still be a man of God.

]]>How do we define a prophet as a success or a failure. What if the prophet does not perform any miracles – will he still be a prophet. In our eyes will he still be a man of God. In my contemplation I was drawn to the Prophet Jeremiah. He did not perform any miracles that were noted in his book. If he did perform any miracles, the Holy Spirit made sure that none of those were recorded because he deemed it not necessary to the ministry of the Prophet Jeremiah.

I came across this article which I would encourage you to read and widen your perspective of the prophetic

Was Jeremiah a failure or a success? By common human standards of success Jeremiah was a failure. Unlike Moses, he did not free his people from slavery and he did not bring them to the Promised Land. Unlike Samuel, he did not crown a King David over them. Unlike Elijah, he did not perform miracles such as reviving a dead child or bringing fire down from heaven. Unlike Isaiah, he did not prophesy the defeat of a foreign enemy, namely, Sennacherib, the Assyrian emperor, which came true. He died without any tangible accomplishments and, as was mentioned before, history remembers him as a broken old man who sits on the ruins of Jerusalem and cries (as depicted by many artists, most notably Rembrandt).

]]>http://mudiwa.org/prophet-jeremiah-failure/feed/02792Hatred and Angerhttp://mudiwa.org/joseph-not-hatred-and-anger/
http://mudiwa.org/joseph-not-hatred-and-anger/#respondTue, 03 Oct 2017 22:55:06 +0000http://mudiwa.org/?p=2557Jacob/Israel did an exceptional job teaching Joseph about God! There is hope It wasn’t hatred/anger that persuaded/motivated Joseph. Don’t let anger/hatred govern your heart. No one could strip the favor of God from Joseph’s life. Joseph found favor with God – look at what favor did in the most dire of circumstances. As a son […]

Joseph found favor with God – look at what favor did in the most dire of circumstances.
As a son in his father’s house, favor came through. As a slave in Potiphar’s house, favor came through. As a prisoner, favor came through. From the second chair, favor came through.
Today, we declare that favor has come through for you!
Favor! Favor! Favor! Has broken through for you!

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http://mudiwa.org/concerning-prayer-2/#respondThu, 07 Sep 2017 02:46:15 +0000http://mudiwa.org/?p=2721Man ought to pray always, however, prayer does not come naturally. Therefore, it is by the enabling grace of God that we must, as the disciples did, ask our God with all humbleness and humility; LORD TEACH US HOW TO PRAY!

Concerning prayer once more! Man ought to pray always, however, prayer does not come naturally. Therefore, it is by the enabling grace of God that we must, as the disciples did, ask our God with all humbleness and humility; LORD TEACH US HOW TO PRAY!

Asking for this learning does not mean you lack faith, it simply means you’ve caught the revelation of the importance of prayer. I dare say every believer has to, at some point in their life, ask for this teaching.

As to the lesson that Jesus taught in response to the request and it’s significance, I compel you by the mercies of God that you make it your prayer for the coming days.

]]>http://mudiwa.org/concerning-prayer-2/feed/02721Where is your faith?http://mudiwa.org/where-is-your-faith-2/
http://mudiwa.org/where-is-your-faith-2/#respondWed, 26 Jul 2017 12:53:27 +0000http://mudiwa.org/?p=2696Where is your faith? God will respond to Faith! He is the one who knows what real/true faith looks like. Why? Because he is the author and finisher of faith. Simplified, he is the creator/genesis of faith. Faith was his idea from the beginning. In the garden of Eden faith was present and perfect in […]

God will respond to Faith! He is the one who knows what real/true faith looks like. Why? Because he is the author and finisher of faith. Simplified, he is the creator/genesis of faith. Faith was his idea from the beginning. In the garden of Eden faith was present and perfect in Adam and Eve!

Faith is a critical piece in our relationship and walk with God. Remember without it, it is impossible to please God (Heb. 11:6).

Where is your faith? Will he find it in you? If his word is planted in you there has to be fruit! Where is your faith?

Hebrews 12:2 (NKJV) “looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

]]>http://mudiwa.org/where-is-your-faith-2/feed/02696Faith is a matter of the heart!http://mudiwa.org/faith-matter-heart/
http://mudiwa.org/faith-matter-heart/#respondMon, 24 Jul 2017 10:25:45 +0000http://mudiwa.org/?p=2694Faith is a matter of the heart! If your understanding of scripture does not bring it into your heart then you have a long way to go. What impresses God the most is faith that is in your heart. Your intellectual ascension of scripture should be matched by the level of faith that is in […]

]]>Faith is a matter of the heart! If your understanding of scripture does not bring it into your heart then you have a long way to go. What impresses God the most is faith that is in your heart. Your intellectual ascension of scripture should be matched by the level of faith that is in you.

I contend, it is still possible to have real faith in this world. It’s still possible to do what is right before God no matter how dire things may seem.

Do not believe the devil when he says everyone is doing so it should be ok. It doesn’t matter how many Facebook likes, hearts, tweets, re-tweets or views, viral or trending a post is – If it is wrong before God it will always be wrong and for you that is not a license to copy or follow it.

]]>http://mudiwa.org/faith-matter-heart/feed/02694Generations will spawn with “limitedness”http://mudiwa.org/generations-will-spawn-with-limitedness/
http://mudiwa.org/generations-will-spawn-with-limitedness/#respondThu, 06 Jul 2017 16:54:14 +0000http://mudiwa.org/?p=2656Framed with limitations in every aspect of your life such as economic levels and knowledge reservoirs. Given time you are going to be the role model of success for those that are coming after you. A true role model? far from it. But a representation of limited dreams, goals and ambitions that have been redefined as success

]]>Genesis 27: 40 (NKJV) “…And it shall come to pass, when you become restless, That you shall break his yoke from your neck.”

If what you have been given has been defined as the best that is out there!
If all that you have been given is all that you know.
If all that you have been is all that you have tasted.
If all that you have been given is all that you have see.
If all that you have been given has framed your dreams.
If all that you have been given has fulfilled your ambitions and goals.
Chances are, you are one who is content within a world framed by others for you. Carefully your world has been crafted by others whose ambitions are to limit yours. Framed with limitations in every aspect of your life such as economic levels and knowledge reservoirs. Given time you are going to be the role model of success for those that are coming after you. A true role model? far from it. But a representation of limited dreams, goals and ambitions that have been redefined as success.

Sans external revelation, generations will spawn with “limitedness” as a noble and worthwhile dream. An external thought must interfaced your world for a disruption, purposed to create a level of dissonance, agitation and restlessness that you may desire for something greater and better than what you have. You need to move beyond your geography to see different realms of life, thoughts, achievements and processes. You need to go beyond your borders to see realms of possibilities, inventiveness, creativity and paradigms . It is only then that your aspirations might ascend to higher levels and that you might become a trail blazer for generations after you.

External agents must initiate a hunger and drive in you to dream bigger and to shift you dimensional in your thoughts. Change is not easy but it is necessary. People that often resist change are ones that are benefiting from the status quo, others that are fearful of change, others that do not see anything else other than what they have, and finally others who are afraid of redefining success in the new worlds.

The reason that you were created with the capacity to adapt is because you were built for change. Never let anyone tell you otherwise. You are an agent of change who must also change otherwise you will become part of the hindering force to the dreams and ambitions of generations.

]]>http://mudiwa.org/generations-will-spawn-with-limitedness/feed/02656The Shunammite Womanhttp://mudiwa.org/the-shunammite-woman/
http://mudiwa.org/the-shunammite-woman/#respondMon, 12 Jun 2017 14:39:46 +0000http://mudiwa.org/?p=26352 Kings 4:8-10 (ESV) “8 One day Elisha went on to Shunem, where a wealthy woman lived, who urged him to eat some food. So whenever he passed that way, he would turn in there to eat food. 9 And she said to her husband, “Behold now, I know that this is a holy man […]

]]>2 Kings 4:8-10 (ESV) “8 One day Elisha went on to Shunem, where a wealthy woman lived, who urged him to eat some food. So whenever he passed that way, he would turn in there to eat food. 9 And she said to her husband, “Behold now, I know that this is a holy man of God who is continually passing our way. 10 Let us make a small room on the roof with walls and put there for him a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp, so that whenever he comes to us, he can go in there.””

2 Kings 4:8-10 (NKJV) “8 Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food. 9 And she said to her husband, “Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly. 10 Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.””

A few thoughts to get started

She recognized that he was a man of God

Decided to make room for him whenever he passed by

She was making room for her blessing and miracle

She was wealthy (notable) but there was still something that she was lacking in her life

she persuaded (urged/ constrained) him to eat some food – she knew how to access the door to blessing

God was going to use her act of generosity as a means to meet the need that she could not supply for herself